Monday, December 29, 2014

Filmmaker Sam Raimi talks to Chris, Matt and Jonah about his love for gardening and the weird things that happened while filming The Evil Dead and the numerous TV shows he produces. He also talks about the new movie on VOD now, Murder of a Cat, produced by Sam and directed by his wife, Gillian Greene!

Welcome back to A Real Horror Show and we’re exceptionally happy and honored to have on Episode 2 a pair of fantastic and interesting guests. In the first half of the show we talk to author Chris Vander Kaay who, with his wife Kathleen, wrote The Anatomy of Fear: Conversations with Cult Horror and Science-Fiction Filmmakers. Then, in the second half of the show, we talk with Evil Dead Make-Up and Special Effects Guru Tom Sullivan all about his favorite horror films, working on the Evil Dead trilogy, the upcoming TV Show and much, much more! Please do enjoy the show and don’t forget you can write to us at arealhorrorpodcast@gmail.com and ask us questions, leave comments, send us music, suggest guests and so on.

Monday, December 22, 2014

It took 23 years, but Bruce Campbell is finally returning to his iconic role of Ash—the arrogant, loudmouthed, one-handed badass who squared off against prankish possessive spirits in three Sam Raimi films (including 1987’s cult classic Evil Dead II). Starz is resurrecting the franchise with the half-hour horror-comedy series Ash vs. Evil Dead; 10 episodes are planned for late 2015.

The set-up: Ash is living in a trailer park and working his latest thankless big-box store job when a return of the Deadites prompts him to take a road trip with two young co-workers (and, of course, his trusty boomstick). To find out what we can expect from the show, EW had an exclusive interview with the king himself.

Friday, December 19, 2014

Fandom was effectively rocked this November when it was officially announced Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert would return to the world of Evil Dead for a 10-episode series to debut in 2015. Titled Ash vs. Evil Dead, the sequel show will pick up on an older Ash as he’s “forced to face his demons” and a new Deadite plague. Naming it one of the most anticipated shows of next year, the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has words from cult icon and Evil Dead star Campbell on what to expect.

EW expands on Ash vs. Evil Dead’s set-up, calling it a “half-hour horror comedy where Ash takes a road trip to banish his demons alongside two young helpers and his trusty boomstick.”

The star tells the publication a follow-up film would ultimately have been too expensive, but “in the format of a TV show, we could give people exactly what they wanted and expand the character and the story even more.” Regarding his and Raimi’s return, Campbell says, “The [fan reaction to the 2013 Evil Dead remake] was all ‘Yeah, yeah, that was nice fellas, but we still want the real deal.’ This is it.”

About The Librarians:
Returning to the universe of TNT's hit movie franchise, The Librarian, this new series centers on an ancient organization hidden beneath the Metropolitan Public Library dedicated to protecting an unknowing world from the secret, magical reality hidden all around. This group solves impossible mysteries, fights supernatural threats and recovers powerful artifacts, including the Ark of the Covenant, the Spear of Destiny and Excalibur.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

If you’re stalling out on holiday gift-giving ideas for the Sam Raimi-crazed, Bruce Campbell-obsessed, and zombie-loving cinephile in your life, we’ve got just the ticket (and you’ve got some mighty cool friends). Skuzzles—an artistic outfit that “specializes in developing limited edition movie art based off cult classics” and was responsible for a slew of cool new horror-movie covers we showed off back in September—has just teamed up with MGM Studios to create and sell two new posters for Raimi’s cult classic Army Of Darkness.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

What happens when a world-famous director plays wingman to his wife's first directing project?

We asked Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man”) and Gillian Greene (wife-and-director) when they stopped by TheWrap office for an exclusive talk about Greene's filmmaking debut, “Murder of a Cat,” which opened in specialty release this weekend. The comedy stars Fran Kranz (“The Cabin in the Woods”) as a socially awkward young adult with a dead cat in his life, with a supporting cast including JK Simmons, Blythe Danner and Greg Kinnear.

Here is a basic look at the Evil Dead trilogy on various formats (a complete total of nine!). If you have any rare releases or other formats not shown here feel free to send a submission over at www.thedeaditeslayer.com. Enjoy.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Klatoo Verata Nikto. Add 'The Evil Dead Anthology Limited Edition' to your Xmas wishlist. Includes every Evil Dead film together for the first time, plus a replica of The Kandarian and the Book of the Dead! Order yours here - http://mad.mn/evildead

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

You can now head over to the Competition page to enter December's competition to take; An Evil Dead Themed Photo. Now, this can be anything from someone in a cosplay costume with an appropriate background, a spooky cabin in some nearby woods, a replica prop you've made with the right background, to a fanmade scale model diorama. It just needs to be a photo taken of something physical (not a computer generated or manipulated image). The closing date is Wednesday December 31, 2014. The winner will be announced. shortly after that, along with the winner and the next competition, all of which will be posted here. Check out the Competition page for more information and how to enter.

As it's Christmas, we have a special prize up for grabs this month, it's a copy of the rare Japanese magazine Uchusen (Vol.37 No.8) from 1987. While in Japanese language, it contains many behind the scenes photos which were never released in western magazines of the time, and some of the photos have never been otherwise released at all.